1. FORBIO Fostering sustainable feedstock production for advanced biofuels on underutilised land in Europe
Workshop - The contribution of FORBIO project to the sustainable development of bioenergy
27 November 2018
Rome, Italy
Cosette Khawaja, Rainer Janssen
WIP Renewable Energies
Sylvensteinstr. 2
81369 Munich

2. Background 40% 27% 27% 3.5% Advanced biofuels in transport
Greenhouse gas levels
Energy consumption
Renewables in energy mix
EU 2020 targets compared to 1990
40%
27%
27%
EU 2030 Targets compared to 1990
3.5% Advanced biofuels in transport
RED II 2030
=> More bioenergy needed

3. Background But, Bioenergy may compete with food / feed production
Underutilised land offer an alternative to produce sustainable bioenergy without competing with food / feed
FORBIO demonstarted the viability of using these lands for sustainable bioenergy production

4. FORBIO objectives
Identify social, economic, environmental and governance-related opportunities and challenges
Evaluate agronomic and techno-economic potential of the selected bioenergy value chains
Assess environmental, social and economic sustainability
Analyse economic and non-economic barriers to the market uptake
Encourage European farmers to produce sustainable biomass feedstock
Build capacity of stakeholders for setting up sustainable bioenergy supply chains 

5. Profile
Project duration: January 2016 – December 2018 Funded by the EU H2020 under the call H2020-LCE Estimated project cost: 1,941,581 € Coordinator: WIP Renewable Energies & GEONARDO

6. Project Consortium
WIP Renewable Energies Contact: Rainer Janssen, Cosette Khawaja, Dominik Rutz
Scientific Engineering Centre “Biomass“ Ltd Contact: Oleksandra Triyboi
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Contact: Marco Colangeli, Lorenzo Taverno
Center for Promotion of Clean and Efficient Energy Contact: Nicoleta Ion
Geonardo Environmental Technologies Ltd. Contact: Ömer Ceylan, Peter Gyuris, Attila Udersky
Forschungsinstitut für Bergbaufolgelandschaften e.V.
Contact: Dirk Knoche, Raul Köhler
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l‘Analisi dell‘Economia Agraria Contact: Guido Bonati
Polish Biomass Association Contact: Maria Smietanka, Magdalena Rogulska
Biochemtex Spa Contact: Stefania Pescarolo
European Landowners‘ Organization Contact: Marie-Alice Budniok
Blacksmith Initiative - UK Contact: Valeriia Kovach
University of Limerick Contact: JJ Lehay

7. Case studies
CASE 1
ITALY
Sulcis, Portoscuso
Contaminated land from
industrial activities
22,000 ha
CASE 2
UKRAINE
Kyiv oblast, Ivankiv region
Underutilised marginal agricultural land
Over 20,000 ha
CASE 3
GERMANY
Metropolis region
Berlin & Brandenburg
Sewage irrigation fields & lignite mining
1,140-3,917 ha and 7,295-11,795 ha
Agronomic and technoeconomic feasibility studies of the case studies
Potential value chains of bioenergy production on underutilised land
Sustainability assessment of the most promising value chains

8. Knowledge transfer & Capacity building
Country
Info days
Capacity building
In target region
In another region
First event
Second event
Target countries
Italy
 13-14 October 2016, Carbonia, Sardinia
 20 June 2018, Rome
 7 June 2018, Cagliari, Sardinia
 19 September 2018, Ferrara
Ukraine
12 December 2017, Kiev
16 May 2018, Cherkasy
21 February 2018, Kiev
17 May 2018, Cherkasy
Germany
6 September 2017, Finterwalde
27 June 2018, Potsdam
7 April 2018, Goßmar
12 June 2018, Neuperhain
Outreach countries
Belgium
22 May 2018, Westmalle
28 July 2018, Libramont
Poland
24 May 2018, Warsaw
04 September 2018, Płońsk
Romania
18 July 2018, Bacau
31 August 2018, Targoviste
Hungary
6-7 June 2018, Gödöllő
United Kingdom
6-7 June 2018, Lincoln
The main objective of the information days in the target regions is to put together landowners, farmers, local actors and biomass supply chain stakeholders with the aim of encouraging them to initiate the setting up of sustainable local bioenergy supply chains on underutilised land.

10. Barriers

11. Cosette Khawaja, Rainer Janssen WIP Renewable Energies
Thank you for your attention!
Cosette Khawaja, Rainer Janssen
WIP Renewable Energies
Sylvensteinstr. 2
81369 Munich